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Popular Science Monthly 



driven together and the sleepers were 

 covered with a waterproof building 

 paper before the floor was laid. The 

 reason for these steps was to protect the 

 room from dampness. The waterproof 

 paper protected the under side of the 

 flooring and the paint in the joints 

 protected the room from any dampness 

 which might have entered through the 

 floor. The floor was then stained to imi- 

 tate oak and given a coat of shellac and 



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Plan showing dimensions and arrangement 

 of rooms in the basement 



another of good floor varnish. The 

 walls and ceiling of these rooms are 

 plastered with one coat of patent wall 

 plaster applied directly to the stone on 

 the exposed walls and on lath on the 

 inside wall and ceiling. The fireplace 

 at the end of the room was built of 

 selected common brick and provided 

 with a rough hemlock plank for a shelf. 

 The stairway to the first floor hall was 

 built of yellow pine and provided with 

 a stock handrail and i^hy i}i spindles, 

 all stained to match the floor. 

 , At the left of the billiard room a small 



toilet is provided with a vent out under 

 the steps leading to the front door. 

 Back of this toilet is the heater room 

 where the hot water heater was installed. 

 The coal bin was located immediately 

 in the rear of the heater room. To the 

 right of the heater room we find the 

 laundry with a three-part cement laun- 

 dry-tray and in the rear projection we 

 have a fruit room with a sand floor, on 

 which the sand is three feet deep to 

 allow for vegetables being planted during 

 the winter months, to prevent them 

 from decaying during the winter months. 

 A small closet is provided under the rear 

 stairs in which are kept the wash boiler, 

 pails and other rough household utensils. 

 A small wine closet is also provided 

 under the stairs to the billiard room, and 

 another closet is built between the 

 billiard room and the laundry. The 

 partition around the stairs is plastered 

 the same as the billiard room and all 

 plaster was painted a light tan to har- 

 monize with the oak floor and woodwork. 



An Attractive Entrance Hall 



Entering the house from the front 

 entrance we come into a vestibule, 

 which is provided with a tile floor and 

 birch trim, stained mahogany, and then 

 into the main hall. This hall is finished 

 throughout in plain cut red oak, with 

 the exception of the front stairs which 

 are birch and white wood finished with 

 mahogany treads and white enamel 

 risers. The doors leading from this 

 hall to the living room on the right hand, 

 and the dining room on the left hand, 

 are glazed French doors which open 

 into the rooms. The living room is 

 finished in North Carolina pine, polished 

 with a forest-green stain which makes a 

 very pleasing and restful finish. The 

 entrance from the veranda to the living 

 room is through two pairs of French 

 doors located as shown on the first floor 

 plan. The dining room is also finished 

 in North Carolina pine, polished with a 

 rosewood oil stain which makes a very 

 attractive and rich-appearing finish. 

 The dining room is also provided with 

 a window seat in the bay window. A 

 china closet is afforded at either end of 

 the seat. The radiator for the room is 

 placed under it. The dining room is 

 not finished with any paneling or 



